🔥 Mars may be more “Earth-like” deep inside than scientists expected — and that could change how we think about habitability. Oxford researchers, using NASA’s InSight data, found a hidden boundary about 24 km below the surface that points to huge, connected magma systems, not simple isolated volcanoes. $VELVET $BAS $ZEREBRO
🧠 Why it matters: that layer was only matched by ultramafic rocks below and mafic rocks above, suggesting Mars once had deep, evolving magma chambers across huge distances.
🌍 The big takeaway: a planet may not need plate tectonics to build complex crust and long-lived magma systems, which is a major shift for habitability ideas.
📌 Source: University of Oxford / Nature Astronomy. Follow for more latest updates on space, markets, and big global shifts.
🧠 Why it matters: that layer was only matched by ultramafic rocks below and mafic rocks above, suggesting Mars once had deep, evolving magma chambers across huge distances.
🌍 The big takeaway: a planet may not need plate tectonics to build complex crust and long-lived magma systems, which is a major shift for habitability ideas.
📌 Source: University of Oxford / Nature Astronomy. Follow for more latest updates on space, markets, and big global shifts.